Sharing the magic of organ donation, the value of running, and crazy days creating a marathon in rural Uganda.

#runbecauseyoucan

Not my best writing because there is a baby ready to wake up any second! But I wanted to quickly write about my pregnancy and birth in case any other transplant recipients are looking for some positive stories :)

If your loved one had donated their organ/s, would you want to hear from the recipient/s? Would it make you happy and proud, or just sad or angry or wishful? I want to tell my donor’s family about the baby because I want them to know how much life she saved with her gift. But sometimes I feel like it could be seen as showing off what I have gained and highlighting what they have lost.

I have less than three months until my time is no longer my own and I’ll have a whole human to keep alive. I’m going to use those three months to write as much as I can about organ donation, and that begins with the basics - why it’s such a big deal.

I’m writing this from hospital, with two plastered-over arm crooks after my blood tests. And refreshingly this has sod all to do with my lovely, healthy, normally-functioning liver! I’m in hospital and I have to keep pinching myself to believe why…